Institute for Global Success (IGS) has appointed Indian expert Dr. Srimathy Kesan as the director for the first space mission of the Maldives.
IGS launched the first-ever space program in the Maldives last November, in partnership with KFS Space Foundation of the UK. On March 13, it was announced that IGS has appointed the Indian expert, Dr. Srimathy Kesan, as the mission director for the first space mission.
Dr. Srimathy has led many successful space missions in the past, including the launching of the world’s smallest satellite through NASA in 2017. Her subsequent missions include KalamSat V2, the world’s lightest student satellite launched in 2019 and Satish Dhawan Satellite, a 3U Satellite launched through ISRO last month. In addition to this, she had also led a record number of balloon satellite missions in India.
The first space mission launched in the Maldives will see 12 local students complete the world's first Nano-Satellite Engineering Professional certification with grant aid from KSF. The training programmes will be conducted by an expert team from the United States.